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Ryder Cup at Bethpage Pairs $750 Entry With a Sold-Out $10,000 Metro Club

Resale data show steep discounts for practice days but sustained premiums for the matches.

Overview

  • PGA of America sold out its $10,000-per-day Metro Club hospitality (or $35,000 for the week) to executives and celebrities, with roughly 60 passes on weekdays and about 80 on weekend days.
  • Match-day grounds admission was set at $750, with all grounds spectators eligible for the Ryder Cup+ food and non-alcoholic beverage program.
  • The on-site program allows unlimited returns to markets but limits each visit to one entree, one snack and one soft drink, and it excludes alcohol.
  • Alcohol is priced separately, including a 16-oz Michelob Ultra at $15 ($18 for 25 oz), premium beers a dollar more, cocktails at $17.50–$19.50 and Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut at $22.
  • Secondary markets show practice-round tickets as low as $83–$117–$112 (Tue–Wed–Thu) on StubHub, while average match-day resales run about $1,308 on Friday, $1,107 on Saturday and $798 on Sunday, with organizers expecting roughly 50,000 fans per day.